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I arrive in Brooklyn half dazed from using Amtrak to find my friend Danielle ever so patiently waiting for me. We cruise around Long Island then wander back to her folks place to find ten pugs awaiting my arrival. The next day we go camping towards the Hamptons, find a green fest for wealthier...

permalink written by   on July 23, 2010 from New York, United States
from the travel blog: aumakuakome's Travel Blog

First stop - NYC!

Landed. All good. Exciting. Big macs ahoy./ all good in the hood innit all good in the hood innit all good in the hood innit all good in the hood innit all good in the hood innit all good in the hood innit all good in the hood innit all good in the hood innit all good in the hood innit all...

permalink written by  boynash101 on June 19, 2010 from New York, United States
from the travel blog: NY to LA. 3 weeks. 3,800 miles.

Day 5

For our last day we really wanted to visit Liberty Island and Ellis Island but the rain ruined our plans once again. Instead, we took the free Staten Island ferry for a closer view of the Statue of Liberty...still, it was a bit too foggy for any decent photos. We also escaped the rain at...

permalink written by  lucy3119 on June 7, 2010 from New York, United States
from the travel blog: New York 2010

Day 4

Our last full day in New York: we began by visiting the Flatiron Building, New York's oldest skyscraper, and discovered Antony Gormley's statues at floor level and on rooftops in the surrounding area. I also managed visit the one place that was at the top of my agenda: Urban Outfitters! Since...

permalink written by  lucy3119 on May 17, 2010 from New York, United States
from the travel blog: New York 2010

Day 3

In the morning we decide to wander in the general direction of New York Public Library and Grand Central Station and see what we encountered along the way. Although the library was a let-down being completely covered in scaffolding and sheeting, we discovered Bryant Park at the back of the...

permalink written by  lucy3119 on May 17, 2010 from New York, United States
from the travel blog: New York 2010

Day 2

With only three full days in New York we had a lot to pack in. We decided to start with the walk across Brooklyn Bridge, and decided to get the subway to Brooklyn so that we could walk the bridge towards the amazing skyline of Manhattan. Wandering around the quiet streets of Brooklyn and...

permalink written by  lucy3119 on May 17, 2010 from New York, United States
from the travel blog: New York 2010

Day 1

So we arrived at the iconic New Yorker Hotel late at night to find that there'd been some confusion about the rooms we'd requested ('double room' means different things in England and the States, a fact the travel agent didn't seem to think was worth mentioning). Usually, they would have...

permalink written by  lucy3119 on May 16, 2010 from New York, United States
from the travel blog: New York 2010

3/26: Our last day!

Our last day! We really just had a chance to do one thing, so we did the ultimate tourist activity and went to the top of the Empire State Building! The visibility was excellent, and we saw a lot. We then found a great lunch spot and headed back to our hotel for our bags and taxi to the...

permalink written by  dafna33 on April 4, 2010 from New York, United States
from the travel blog: New York City 2010

Tuesday, 3/23

On Tuesday, we decided to go to the Metropolitan Museum of Art ("The Met") and then walk through Greenwich Village. We were going to have breakfast at Zabar's but then we saw H & H Bagels across the street (once featured in a Seattle radio piece!), so we got take out bagels, lox, and cream...

permalink written by  dafna33 on April 4, 2010 from New York, United States
from the travel blog: New York City 2010

Trip to NYC: March 22

Day one: Arriving Monday evening. We took the Air Train and the subway to get into the city. We checked in at the Belevedere Hotel in midtown Manhattan (a short walk to Times Square). We spent the first evening walking around the area, going out for Chinese food and then finding Rockefeller...

permalink written by  dafna33 on April 4, 2010 from New York, United States
from the travel blog: New York City 2010

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